On Monday July 31 Betty and I were on the move to Moncton. Once we were setup at our campsite at Stonehurst Golf Course and Trailer Campground, Betty and I went off to see the local attractions. Our first stop was Magnetic Hill. Once there, we were directed to where to drive the truck, put the vehicle in neutral and release the brake. It felt weird that the vehicle was going uphill but it is all an optical illusion. Google it and you can read all about it. Our next stop was Magnetic Hill Winery. After sampling the various flavours, we settled on buying a bottle of their very popular Sangria.
Tuesday August 1st saw us head south to Hopewell Rocks (Google it to read all about it). As Hopewell Rocks are located in the Bay of Fundy, the Bay is known for having the world’s highest tides. We arrived there in the morning around 11 and it was low tide. Their slogan is “TAKE A WALK ON THE OCEAN FLOOR” and we spent a couple of hours walking about the ocean floor. It was quite an interesting place. After having a picnic lunch, we were off to the quaint seaside village of Alma for a stroll and some browsing. The next up was a leisurely drive around Fundy National Park.
Wednesday August 2nd off we headed southeast to see Fort Beausejour. This star-shaped fort was built by the French in 1751 and captured by the British in 1755 and renamed Fort Cumberland. After browsing through the museum which had a wide variety of interesting artifacts, we explored the fort. We were quite amazed at the size of this fort as it was much smaller than other star-shaped forts that we have seen over the years. We stopped for lunch in Sackville, strolled down main street and then headed back to Moncton.
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